More greasy fun from North Carolina's premiere Link Wray/Food tribute band. Huevosaurus may read as a Link-styled song, but it's a pretty direct cover of a song by Huevos Rancheros. Ham Biscuit is a goofy instrumental with a few vocals that belongs on those Frolic Diner compilations. As you'd expect from their LP that I loved, it's simple fun on both tracks. Cheapo download or you can order a 7" on green vinyl.
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While I love doing the Gremmy Awards, I hate that so much weighs on my own quirky opinions. Every year there are some great records that don't make the lists but that I genuinely enjoyed, and that feels like a snub. So I started asking a few other people to help out, spread out to different point of views. People that I know are very involved in surf, are following new releases closely, but don't have a platform of their own to espouse their opinions. Three surf nuts from all over the globe have stepped forward. I've given them full reign on how they want to do it.
There are some things that deserve recognition other than just the albums themselves. This is the category where I get to spill out the rest of those observations. These categories change year to year.
the razorblades - beach racer (the dark side of the beach)
jon and the nightriders - Catalina (stampede)
the surfdusters - hero of the beach (save the waves)
twang! marvels - runaway from zardoz (prueba del fuego)
the tiki creeps - tiki creepin' (idol worship)
the revels - soft top (45)
the scouts - custer stomp (45)
The Teemates - Nightfall (45)
holidays - dark valley (45)
the tempests - lemon lime (strummin mental vol 4)
the earthworms - Mo' Taters (45)
Mostly old stuff (classics even!) unless it's brand new stuff from Shoot the Pier or The Evanstones. But I also got some really great 45s in the mail this weekend, so you'll be hearing some of that. Tune in!
Here's last week's playlist
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